Colorful American character actor equally adept at vicious killers or grizzled sidekicks. As a child he worked in the cotton fields. He attended Santa Monica Junior College in California and subsequently became an accountant and, at one time, manager of the Bel Air Hotel. Elam got his first movie job by trading his accounting services for a role. In short time he became one of the most memorable supporting players in Hollywood, thanks not only to his near-demented screen persona but also to an out-of-kilter left eye, sightless from a childhood fight. He appeared with great aplomb in Westerns and gangster films alike, and in later years played to wonderful effect in comedic roles.
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Shep Ramsey is an interstellar hero, righting wrongs, etc. His ship is damaged after a fight with an...
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suburban Commando (1991) | Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell | 4.7 | |
| 2 | Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (1986) | Squires | - | - |
| 3 | Cannonball Run II (1984) | Doc | 7.2 | |
| 4 | The Cannonball Run (1981) | Doctor | 7 | |
| 5 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) | Big Mac | 6 | |
| 6 | The Villain (1979) | Avery Simpson | 4.5 | |
| 7 | The Norseman (1978) | Death Dreamer | 3 | |
| 8 | Creature from Black Lake (1976) | Joe Canton | 5 | |
| 9 | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) | Alamosa Bill Kermit | 6.4 | |
| 10 | Hannie Caulder (1971) | Frank Clemens | - | - |
| 11 | Rio Lobo (1970) | Phillips | 7 | |
| 12 | Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) | Jake | 6.5 | |
| 13 | Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) | Frank's Gunman | 8.5 | |
| 14 | The Last Challenge (1967) | Ernest Scarnes | - | - |
| 15 | The Way West (1967) | Preacher Weatherby | - | - |
| 16 | Pocketful of Miracles (1961) | Cheesecake | - | - |
| 17 | The Comancheros (1961) | Horseface (Comanchero) | 6 | |
| 18 | The Last Sunset (1961) | Ed Hobbs | 6 | |
| 19 | The Girl in Lovers Lane (1960) | Jesse | 1 | |
| 20 | Baby Face Nelson (1957) | Fatso Nagel | 5 | |
| 21 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) | Tom McLowery | 7.3 | |
| 22 | Pardners (1956) | Pete | 7 | |
| 23 | Jubal (1956) | McCoy | 6 | |
| 24 | Kiss Me Deadly (1955) | Charlie Max | 8 | |
| 25 | Wichita (1955) | Al | 5 | |
| 26 | Man Without a Star (1955) | Knife Murderer (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 27 | The Man from Laramie (1955) | Chris Boldt | 7.5 | |
| 28 | Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) | Burger | 6 | |
| 29 | Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) | Yost | 6.5 | |
| 30 | Vera Cruz (1954) | Tex | 8 | |
| 31 | The Far Country (1954) | Frank Newberry | 6 | |
| 32 | The Moonlighter (1953) | Slim | 7 | |
| 33 | High Noon (1952) | Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
| 34 | Kansas City Confidential (1952) | Pete Harris | - | - |
| 35 | Rawhide (1951) | Tevis | 5 | |
| 36 | One Way Street (1950) | Arnie (uncredited) | 5 |
